Andy1248 wrote:I have created a team in the "Gliders in Patrol" competition. Any beastly or UK soarers that want to join to make up a team.The team password is the usual beastly one.

I have removed the password from the UK team for Glider in Patrol. Hopefully this may encourage some more UK based flyers. Additionally I am not going to able to fly on two of the dates, so unless we get more than 3 then it will be a non starter.

Surprisingly difficult and not a good performance from myself. I had to backtrack on a couple of occasions to find lift and had to Q away from a crash at the first turning point. A close encounter of the RAM kind

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Robin closes for the kill

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Best Glider Parking of 2017 UK entry

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Ian

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You can take the Beast from the East But never the East from the Beast Beastly Soaring - Tuesday nights, on the ServerOfTheBeastCompetition number IFC, aircraft registration number G-CHQR

I really muffed the start with three thermals dying on cue and wound up terrifyingly low and slow and trying to get a few hundred feet off the ridge, eventually getting away from tree top height. Curiously I had little trouble with lift during the rest of the flight, but by that stage you guys were specks on the horizon.

GiP kicks off on 4th May ...... this gives us 2 more legs. Need to have a look but I am not even sure this will get us back to Tracy (never mind Edwards AFB). EDIT: we are 698k from Edwards and 390km from Tracy.

Ian

You can take the Beast from the East But never the East from the Beast Beastly Soaring - Tuesday nights, on the ServerOfTheBeastCompetition number IFC, aircraft registration number G-CHQR

Our journey is concluded ........ I have not added the total distance yet but believe it to be around 3,700km across this fantastic scenery (thanks to DGT for creating it).

As discussed I will be taking a break from Beastliness next week. With GiP getting under way I will let people know when it will return. I suspect it will be in the autumn as I am looking at some very busy times at work ....... but I could look at a few one-offs in the meantime.

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Ian

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You can take the Beast from the East But never the East from the Beast Beastly Soaring - Tuesday nights, on the ServerOfTheBeastCompetition number IFC, aircraft registration number G-CHQR